Jerusalem Artichokes - Anyone else growing them this year ?

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    Grew them last year for the first time, as a friend of mine gave me some to try late 2018, and as I'd never grew them before, grew a few too many :biggrin:

    Not to be confused with the normal Artichokes people grow, the Jerusalem Artichokes are part of the Sunflower family, so you get a nice show of smaller yellow flowers and a tuber you can use for different cooking purposes ....... Though roasted they are lovely.

    Also, they've earned the nickname in our household as 'Fartichokes', a reason that would become clear once you've tried them :biggrin:
     
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      My father tried them in the 70's and I remember the flavour wasn't bad, the flowers were attractive and some people have used them as a screen.
      The problem as I remember was the pain of peeling the knobbly tubers, I don't know if modern varieties are more peelable.
       
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      I grew them once,....... after that I lost interest for some reason:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
       
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        I found that using a nail brush cleans them perfectly, with no need to peel.
         
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        I used to grow them and they made a very good soup. We don't grow any root veg nowadays :noidea:

        As they discolour so easily it's best to dip them in acidulated water when preparing them.
         
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